The day after nearly 1,800 triathletes battled heat, wind and their own wills on the Big Island course of the Ford Ironman World Championship, speakers at the awards banquet lauded the competitors for …

Island reggae, Polynesian dance theater and a debut Hawaiian arts and crafts fair are part of a busy Bay Area weekend for Hawaii-philes: Oct. 23: Ekolu, Maui’s top “Jawaiian” band, headlines the Aloha …